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'''Turmeric''' is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant of the ginger family Zingiberaceae. It is native to southern Asia, requiring temperatures between 20 and 30 °C and a considerable amount of annual rainfall to thrive.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Psoriasis}}, {{Uses|Warts}}, {{Uses|Alzheimer’s disease}}, {{Uses|Parkinson’s disease}}, {{Uses|Ulcerative colitis}}, {{Uses|Arthritis}}.
  
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'''Turmeric''' (Curcuma longa) is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. It is native to southern Asia, requiring temperatures between 20 and 30 °C (68 and 86 °F) and a considerable amount of annual rainfall to thrive. Plants are gathered annually for their rhizomes and propagated from some of those rhizomes in the following season.
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Rizhomes}}.
  
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When not used fresh, the rhizomes are boiled for about 30–45 minutes and then dried in hot ovens, after which they are ground into a deep-orange-yellow powder commonly used as a spice in Bangladeshi cuisine, Indian cuisine, Iranian cuisine, Pakistani cuisine and curries, for dyeing, and to impart color to mustard condiments.
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==Chemical Composition==
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The rhizomes contain curcuminoids, curcumin, cyclocurcumin, bisdemethoxycurcumin<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
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== Uses ==
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=Arishina, Arisina|ml=Manjal|sa=Haridra|ta=Manjal|te=Haridra|hi=Haldi|en=Turmeric}}
  
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In Ayurvedic practices, turmeric has been used to treat a variety of internal disorders, such as indigestion, throat infections, common colds, or liver ailments, as well as topically to cleanse wounds or treat skin sores.
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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===Dravya===
  
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Turmeric is considered auspicious and holy in India and has been used in various Hindu ceremonies for millennia. It remains popular in India for wedding and religious ceremonies.
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===Rasa===
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Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)
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===Guna===
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Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)
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===Veerya===
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Ushna (Hot)
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===Vipaka===
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Katu (Pungent)
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===Karma===
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Kapha, Vata
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===Prabhava===
  
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Turmeric has played an important role in Hindu spiritualism. The robes of the Hindu monks were traditionally colored with a yellow dye made of turmeric. Because of its yellow-orange coloring, turmeric was associated with the sun or the Thirumal in the mythology of ancient Tamil religion. Yellow is the color of the solar plexus chakra which in traditional Tamil Siddha medicine is an energy center. Orange is the color of the sacral chakra.
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Herb}}
  
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The plant is used in Poosai (Tamil) to represent a form of the Tamil Goddess Kottravai. In Eastern India, the plant is used as one of the nine components of navapatrika along with young plantain or banana plant, taro leaves, barley (jayanti), wood apple (bilva), pomegranate (darimba), asoka, manaka or manakochu, and rice paddy. The Navaptrika worship is an important part of Durga festival rituals.<ref name="uses"/>
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow, pink or orange|5|Flowering may occur early in the growing season}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|Simple|7–10 mm|Fruiting time is June and July||many}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Haridra khanda]]
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* [[Khadiradi vati]]
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* [[Nisa Kathakadi kashayam]]
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* [[Nishamalakai churna]]
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<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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While preparing the nursery for turmeric production, at the same time we cultivate a green manure crop (Daincha) inthe main field<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Southeast asia}}, {{Commonly seen|Southern australia}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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Curcuma domestica.jpg
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Curcuma longa (Haldi) Im IMG 2441.jpg
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Curcuma longa (Haldi) W IMG 2440.jpg
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Curcuma longa (Haldi) W2 IMG 2440.jpg
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Curcuma longa (leaves).png
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Curcuma longa - Hong Kong Botanical Garden - IMG 9629.JPG
  
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== References ==
 
 
   
 
   
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Curcuma longa 001.JPG
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<ref name="uses">[http://www.hindu-blog.com/2008/09/nabapatrika-or-navapatrika-nine-leaves.html  "Nabapatrika or Navapatrika – Nine leaves of plants used during Durga Puja"]</ref>
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</references>
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Curcuma longa 2zz.jpg
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Curcuma longa DSCN0555.jpg
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>  
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.thepharmajournal.com/vol4Issue1/Issue_Mar_2015/4-1-18.1.pdf Chemical constituents]</ref>
  
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== External Links ==
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://www.plantdelights.com/blogs/articles/curcuma-longa-turmeric-plant-zedoaria-ginger Curcuma Morphology]</ref>
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<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2013/10/23/turmeric-curcuma-longa-benefits-usage-dose-side-effects/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref>
  
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turmeric Turmeric-Wikipedia]
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://practicalplants.org/wiki/Agrimonia_eupatoria Cultivation]</ref>
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</references>
  
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==External Links==
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* [http://www.curcuminforhealth.com/growing-harvesting-and-manufacturing/ Growing, Harvesting, and Manufacturing Curcumin]
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* [https://www.herbal-supplement-resource.com/turmeric-benefits.html Turmeric Uses and Benefits as a Medicinal Herb]
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* [https://en.mr-ginseng.com/turmeric/ Curcuma longa on ginsneg.com]
 
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[[Category:Herbs]]
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[[Category:Zingiberaceae]]

Latest revision as of 12:32, 21 April 2020

Turmeric, Haladi, Curcuma longa

Turmeric is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant of the ginger family Zingiberaceae. It is native to southern Asia, requiring temperatures between 20 and 30 °C and a considerable amount of annual rainfall to thrive.

Uses

Psoriasis, Warts, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Ulcerative colitis, Arthritis.

Parts Used

Rizhomes.

Chemical Composition

The rhizomes contain curcuminoids, curcumin, cyclocurcumin, bisdemethoxycurcumin[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Arishina, Arisina
Hindi Haldi
Malayalam Manjal
Tamil Manjal
Telugu Haridra
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Haridra
English Turmeric


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Alternate The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Yellow, pink or orange 5 Flowering may occur early in the growing season

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Simple 7–10 mm Fruiting time is June and July many {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

[3]

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

While preparing the nursery for turmeric production, at the same time we cultivate a green manure crop (Daincha) inthe main field[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, Southeast asia, Southern australia.

Photo Gallery

  • Curcuma domestica.jpg
  • Curcuma longa (Haldi) Im IMG 2441.jpg
  • Curcuma longa (Haldi) W IMG 2440.jpg
  • Curcuma longa (Haldi) W2 IMG 2440.jpg
  • Curcuma longa (leaves).png
  • Curcuma longa - Hong Kong Botanical Garden - IMG 9629.JPG
  • Curcuma longa 001.JPG
  • Curcuma longa 2zz.jpg
  • Curcuma longa DSCN0555.jpg

References

  1. ↑ Chemical constituents
  2. ↑ Curcuma Morphology
  3. ↑ Ayurvedic preparations
  4. ↑ Cultivation

External Links

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